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Please someone explain how there could be a gov shutdown when republicans control the senate and the house? But are blaming the Dems who are way in the minority??? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world
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[–] 11 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Trump has ordered Republicans not to negotiate with Democrats because a shutdown gives him more power to fire people from the executive branch.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    He was firing people regardless. I think this admin had long since proven that they do not care about federal employees.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (5 children)

    But the shutdown gives him more latitude. He wants the shutdown.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Have you gotten the texts today? They’re unhinged. The banner texts on the .gov site, unhinged.

    It’s like hearing that kid from high school, forever in detention or on suspension, the kid with severe anger management issues that scared everyone such that he had no friends, argue his case, loudly, when no one asked for it.

    It never made sense, it was always more juvenile than the class around him, but he persisted anyway like he was the only sane person at that grade level.

    That’s this administration. Fucking weird and really scary, at best.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    The man talked to a room of 800+ generals about how he walks up and down stairs carefully. And that the reason nobody respects America is because Biden fell on stairs.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    For the men there that have been too busy to do much in direct contact with Trump, I bet this caused a bit of a stomach drop. This is the reality of the man in charge.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    If there was anyone in that room who didn't already realize he's a demented idiot, I doubt their opinion changed.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    Sure, but being in the same room with it is a whole other level. Paired with Hegseth, and his speech, that must have negative impact.

    Worse, to be a hardcore military man of the general or admiral level of commitment, and be told now we’re going to test your loyalty, prepare the polygraphs. I cannot imagine a bigger insult.

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